''Moses'' is a British documentary programme about the prophet

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, incorporating scientific and contemporary historical evidence. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom at 8 p.m. on 1 December 2002, and was produced and joint-sponsored by the

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and

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in association with Jerusalem Productions. ''Moses'' was commissioned by the BBC in July 2001 following the success of a similar series, ''

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'', which had been broadcast three months earlier—it documented the life of Moses is a style similar to that which ''Son of God'' had previously done for

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. It was presented by

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, a former

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correspondent for

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, and was directed by Jean-Claude Bragard. ''Moses'' featured live-action reenactments, computer-generated images of the period and interviews with historians and scholars.

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* BBC television documentaries British English-language television shows 2002 British television series debuts 2002 British television series endings {{Hist-documentary-stub